Films / Events Schedule

You might also enjoy...

USA
,
1992
,
92 min.
Billed as “An Irresponsible Movie by Gregg Araki,” The Living End would change the future of queer cinema when it was released twenty years ago. Buckle up for this hedonistic and revolutionary road trip that will leave you spinning even today.... Read more

USA
,
2011
,
93 min.
We could think of no better way to begin this year’s Festival than with a film about one of the most influential people in the history of queer cinema—Vito, a moving and gorgeous documentary about Vito Russo, the inexhaustible gay activist who wrote “The Celluloid Closet” and changed LGBT cinema forever.... Read more

United in Anger: A History of ACT UP

DIRECTOR: Jim Hubbard

Share This:

Purchase Online

United in Anger: A History of ACT UP is a feature-length documentary about the birth and growth of the AIDS activist movement from the perspective of the people in the trenches fighting the epidemic. It examines how the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP), a small group of men and women of all races and classes, came together to change the world and save each other’s lives. At best, early information about AIDS was shrouded in silence. ACT UP emerges from the anger and rage at the invisibility of the AIDS crisis and the inaction of governmental agencies.

ACT UP was superbly skilled at crafting media events that would garner the attention of the press. The film takes us through the planning and execution of a dozen major actions. Utilizing oral histories of members of ACT UP, as well as rare archival footage including clips of Vito Russo, the film depicts the efforts of ACT UP as it battles corporate greed, social indifference, and seemingly insurmountable government neglect. This fascinating documentary reveals the group’s complex culture, from its meetings to affinity groups to how it strategized on civil disobedience. Most importantly, the film demonstrates the ways in which ACT UP helped to shift how AIDS was represented in U.S. culture and responded to by the government.